avitaminosis

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a⋅vi⋅ta⋅min⋅o⋅sis

[ey-vahy-tuh-muh-noh-sis]

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–noun Pathology.

any disease caused by a lack of vitamins.

Origin:
1910–15; a- ⁶ + vitamin + -osis

Related forms:

a⋅vi⋅ta⋅min⋅ot⋅ic [ey-vahy-tuh-muh-not-ik]

, adjective

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a·vi·ta·min·o·sis (ā-vī'tə-mĭ-nō'sĭs)

n. pl. a·vi·ta·min·o·ses (-sēz)
A disease, such as scurvy, beriberi, or pellagra, caused by deficiency of one or more essential vitamins.
a·vi'ta·min·ot'ic (-nŏt'ĭk) adj.

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Main Entry: avi·ta·min·osis
Pronunciation: "A-"vIt-&-m&-'nO-s&s, Brit also "A-vi-"tam-&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural avi·ta·min·o·ses /-"sEz/
: disease (as pellagra) resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins called alsohypovitaminosis —avi·ta·min·ot·ic /-m&-'nät-ik/ adjective

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avitaminosis a·vi·ta·min·o·sis (ā-vī'tə-mĭ-nō'sĭs)
n.
A disease, such as scurvy, beriberi, or pellagra, caused by deficiency of one or more essential vitamins.

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